“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the
desires of your heart.” -- Psalm 37:4
It’s amazing how quickly things I once thought were
guarantees in my life can be shaken. I wouldn’t consider myself to be an
ungrateful person. I believe God has given me a lot, so I do my best to serve
Him with what He has given me. But it’s funny how I’ve come to rely on the
things He has given me and have, in many ways, come to expect them – health,
financial stability, friends and family, safety – when really, none of those
things are guaranteed.
Lately God has been reminding me that He never promised to
give me any of those things. He never promised to give me a job or a place to
live or even food and clothing. He never promised health. He never promised
stability. He never promised friendship. He never promised family. As I write
those things, the entitled American in me is throwing a toddler-style temper
tantrum. I mean, God loves me, right? He promised to take care of me and give
me the desires of my heart, right? Yes. He did. He promised to give me the best
thing imaginable – Himself.
When I delight myself in the Lord, He becomes the desire of
my heart, and that’s one thing He will never deny me. When serving Him becomes
the most important thing in my life, everything else becomes circumstantial. Do
I need financial stability to serve Him? No. Do I need health to serve Him? No.
Do I need to be in a specific place doing a specific thing? No. I only need to
be willing to serve Him wherever I am, and follow Him wherever He leads me.
Everything else is secondary.
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